Manmade Waterfall in Guilin

One of the most attractive evening scenes in Guilin is the manmade waterfall on the exterior wall of Guilin Lijiang Waterfall Hotel, which is a 5-star hotel. The big manmade waterfall, with the height of 45 meters, top width of 72 meters and bottom width of 75 meters, falls from the top of the exterior wall of the hotel, creating a magnificent view. Through the water you can still vaguely see the rooms, lobby and restaurant inside the hotel. This manmade waterfall has been recorded into the World Guinness Book.

 

It is on every night at 20:30, and lasts 10 to 15 minutes. Guilin Lijiang Waterfall Hotel is located beside the city central square. Come to see the waterfall if you visit Guilin. Guilin City is a famous tourist city in China with beautiful natural landscape, karst topography and ethnic customs. See introduction of Guilin City at http://www.chinahighlights.com/guilin/

Can Two Foreigners Get Married in China?

Two German lovers asked us whether they could get married in China or not.

After quite a few phone calls, we were told "not possible" by officials from
Dept of marriage of a Chinese with foreigner, Bureau of Civil Affairs in
Beijing. Because none of them are Chinese citizens.

We can arrange typical Chinese wedding ceremony, but we can't get you
marriage certificate.

Large crowds force Forbidden City to rethink ticketing policy

Overwhelmed by a huge number of visitors who flocked to the capital's
Forbidden City during the National Day holiday, authorities at the
590-year-old palace said an e-ticketing system will be introduced next year
to cap entries in a bid to protect the monument. One of China's biggest
tourist attractions, the Palace Museum, as it is also known, received far
more visitors during the seven-day Golden Week holiday than its daily
capacity of 60,000. On Oct 2 alone, some 122,000 people entered through the
gate of the Forbidden City, the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming
Dynasty (1368-1644) to the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Currently,
all tickets to the walled enclosure, located in central Beijing, are sold
manually, which fails to accurately monitor the flow of visitors. "Once the
e-ticketing system is operational, the computer will stop selling tickets if
the number of visitors has reached the museum's maximum capacity," Feng
Nai'en, the museum's assistant director, told China Daily on Wednesday.
(October 7, 2010, China Daily)

Concrete Jungle in Beijing

Beijing, home of 17.5 million people, is now becoming a concrete jungle.

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China looks great in summer gree in September.

Very big portion of food in Yichang

Local restaurant tend to provide you with a looooot of food in BIG
plates. Please tell them to use small plate before ordering.

Yangtze River Dam

The Yangtze River Dam site, 1000 meters long and 15- 40 meters wide.

Walk way on the sheer cliff

There used to be a walkway on the sheer cliff for locals lived by the
Yangtze. Due to the Dam and water level raised, the walk pass is under
the water now, but, they are building a new one using modern skills.

Yangtze looks greater than that of before the Dam

I cruised the Yangtze before the Dam was made, I crused again after
the Dam was made, personally, I think the Yangtze looks wider and
greater than before.

Cruise ship Yangtze 1 has a swiming pool

This is the only ship on the Yangtze has a little pool on the deck.